Artist&#39;s easel



Nov. 18,1930. 6. w. CAHALL 1,782,118v

ARTIST S EASEL Filed March 26, 1928 Patented No miIS; i930 it 782,118 it 1 UNITED} [shorten crmnp. or;rniLannrrirrA,"Pnn vsYLvANI Application filed. March 26,1928. Seria1No. 264,787.

My invention relates to'easels and similar spect to the slotted standard 1.1 T his connecsupporting structures designed for use by tion is'preferably in the form ofa .bolt 8, artists and others for the supportot'canvas having ,a squared portion 8, fitting the Walls stretchers and'similar surfaces While being of the slot; a thumb nut 9 for clamping said 5 pa nted or ornamented or for the displayof block 7; in thedesired position being secured 55 pictures, paintings, and the like. c, to'theouter end of said bolt 8, which extends The main object of my invention is to profrom the back of the standard 1, and block vide a 1ight,fo1dable, and easily operable 7,asi shown-in Fig. 6.. Upon-loosening-the structureientirely self-contained and collapsithumb nut, 9', saidbolt 8 together With the 10 ble into a relatively small co1npass; such block 7, is free tobe movedwith respect to Q I structure having apl'ura-lity of 'pivotally the slotted standard; the bra'cesdispose'd bemounted foldable legs Whereby-it may be s'uptween said block 7' and the legs 4 enabling ported at variousheights Whenisaidlegs are the latter to be positioned as desired, upon in extended position,'and said legs folding moving said block ,7 relatively to 'the slotted into parallel relation for transport purposes. standard. hen completely collapsed, as 5' A further objectof -inyiinvention ffis shown in Fig.2, the legsh and braoesf), to provide acljustable'means fo1- supporting areidisposed in parellel. relation with respect stretchers or'picturesofvarious sizes infirm to the standard 1.-.-

- j V I position and at various angles. A rear supporting leg is indicated at .10,

And a still further object. ofmy invention which is hingedat 10 to the lower end ofithe 5 ings, in which:

is to provide afoldableipalette support. standard :1. Bracing members 11 are con- These and other features'of my invention nected tozthis legtat the point 11 the upper "are more fully described hereinafter; referends of "said bracing members 11 being opence being had to theaccompanying.draW erative'lyconnected toabloolrlQ sl'idable with, Figure 1. is a perspectivefvietv of'one form connected thereto by abolt l 3passingthrough of easel constructed in accordance "With my the slot 20f the standard and having a thumb invention. r r i I v I nut 13 of the same type as those retaining Fig. 2is a side elevation of my improved the block -7 :in place. I preferlthe construceasel infthe folded "condition -and tion indicated;-in@which the bracesll are se- 90 Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are sectional views cured to a memberl',which is hingedat ,15,,' illustrating details of my invention. to the slidableblock :12. v i Referring to the drawings, myiniproved 'Asindicated in Fig. 2, the rearv leg-10,,and easel comprises an upright or standard 1, the -.braoes=11, Will-lie-against thestandard which is slotted at 21, substantially throughinparal'lel relation when theparts are inthe out its entire lengthythe ends of such slotadfolded condition, T r jacent the top and bottom of the standard bep The: standard carries a vertically adjusting closed. Atthe lo'wer end-of the slotted. able supportlGffor apicture,canvasstretchstandard, a block 3 may be sec'ured,andlegs er, card; or: the like,- (indicated bythe bro- 40 4 are pivoted at l 'to the-lower end of said ken lines);. such support having abolt lZ',

it intermediate the o'pen-='and closed positions. In addition to the support lfi, itisdesirable .block 3. These legs may swing upon their =ofthe type referred-tmwhich passesthrough pivotal 'connectionstrom the position rindithe slot 20f thestandard l, and 1s; provided cated in Fig; 1, to a completely folded condiwith a thumb nut/ 17% whereby such support tion; the dotted lines indicating aposition ,m'ay'be held in the desired ad usted p0 s1t1ons.

. Vvhen"open,thelegs are maintained in the toprovide retaininggncieans'for a eanvas. desired position by means of braces '5,'pivstretcher, card,"-orthe-l1ke, and.forthis pur-' otally connectedto said legsat 5 the upper pose I provide a rod 1 9, supported ]oyablock ends of said braces being pivotally' connected 20, slidably mounted wlthrespect tothe uprespectto the standard 1', being operatively 7 zit-'6 to a block 7',Isl-idablymounted'with're: .per portioniofthe standard; being held W i a downwardly projecting portion indicated at and 26. In addition, the rod 19 is provided with a bend 27' adjacent one of said projecting ends. One of these iproj eeting ends, 25,.for instance, is slightly longer than the other and is preferably disposed-adjacent theupper end of the standard in positionto engage the topof a canvas stretcher, as indicated bythe broken lines in Fig. 1. The lower end, 26, is adapted to engage a card, or

anytype of small canvas resting upon the support '16. The bend 27 formed in the rod 19 is adapted to rest in .the slot 2 0f the standard 1, as indicated in Fig. l; insuring the perpendicular position of the retaining rod '19; tightening up the nut 24 on the eye-bolt, the eye will be jammed insthe supporting block 20, and hold said rod mm the desired position. Therod 19 is vertiea llyadjustable with respect to the block 20,311ditl18 latter is *ttdj ustable with respect "to the stand? ard 1, so as toaecommodate pictures, stretchers of various sizes and hold the same at variousheights. V V V 1 InFig. '5, 'I'have shown amodified arrange ment, in which a rod 19 'is held toa modified form" of block indicated at 20. In this. arrangement-two eye-bolts 123 and 28 are'employed, and the block is angular-1y grooved at 20 so that when said rod 19? israisedto-engage a picture after loosening :the eyeebolts,

. it will tilt forward while .itslowenend @will occupy the slot 2, as shown in Fig.6. The block 20? is recessed to accommodate:theeyes of the bolts so as to .jlll'l' tllelflfl Ill -against the same.

I also provide a support for a palette, which may comprise a bar:30, adjustablyzheld to' the'standard #1 by meansof abolt'31ipassingfthrough=the slot 2 and :throughsaidsupport 30,which is disposed belowithesupport '16; such boltbeing ofzthe type referred toand'having a thumb :nut 31 whereby the palette support-maybe maintained inthe desired positions. This-support 3O carriesiarms 32,-pivotally connected thereto andarranged to-p'rojeet forwarditosupport a palette ;;sueh arms being :foldable "into substantially iparallelrelat-ion with respect to the support when the easel is collapsed. 'While thesearm'sare shown in the drawing FE S bGlOFW the support 30, they may be arranged above the support by turning the 1am, without departing ifrom' my invention.

The. several bolts herein referred to and which pass through the slot 2 of the standard 1, have a squared portion which fits between the walls of said slot, as clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 6; such construction holding the bolts against turning when they are moved relatively to the slot 2, and while the thumb nuts are tightened to hold the connected parts to the standard.

.When of wood, I preferably provide the block 7 with a metal reinforcing plate 7, elearlyshown in Fig. 2, andin the sectional -view, Fig. 6. If desired, the blocks 20 and 204 may be reinforced in any suitable man- ;ner-to'prevent splitting and, as may be readily understood, any of the parts of my im proved easel may be made of metal without departing from my invention.

I claim:

1. In an easel, the combination ofa slotted standard, legs pivotally connected to the;low er end of said standard and adapted to lie in parallel :relation to said standard when folded, braces having their lower ends pivotally eonnectedto saidlegs, a block slidably mounted with respect tosaid standard and connected to the upper endsof said braces,

. means forholding said blocktoethe standard in adjusted positions, athird leg hinged tothe lower end of the standard and extending rearwardly thereof, braces connected to said third leg, and a block slidably mounted with respect to the standard to which the upper ends (of said third leg braces are pivotally connected. 2. In an easel,.the.eombination of a slotted standard, legs pivotally connected .to the lower end of said standardand adapted to lie in parallel relation to said standard when folded, :braces having their lower ends pivotally connected to said legs, a 1b1OCl slidablymounted with respect to said standard. and connected to the upper ends of said braces; said braces lying between the legs and the standard when in the folded condition, means for holding said block to the 1 in parallel relation to said standard when folded, braces pivotally connected to said legs, a block slidably mounted with respect vto said standard to which the Otl161'=6I1ClS of said braccsare connected, means for holding SfilCl' block to the standard inadjusted positions, a third leghinged to the lower end of the standard and adapted to swing in a plane substantially atright angles to the plane of the first mentioned leg, and braces adj ustably mounted with respect to the stand- I ard pivotally connected to said third leg.

4. In an easel, the'combination of a stand I ard slotted throughout itslength, a series of I in parallel relation to said standard, adjustable connections between said legs'and the standard; the latter being slotted topermit adjustment of said connections, bolts between said standard and said connections, and thumb nuts therefor retaining said connections in position. i v

6. In an easel, the combination of a slotted standard, a series of legs pivotally connected to the lower end of the same and foldable'in parallel relation to said standard, adjustable connections between said legsand the standard; the latter being 'slottedto permit adjustment of said connections, bolts having squared portions disposed in the slot of said standard and holding said connectionsthereto, and thumb nuts therefor retainingsaid connections in position.

7. In a structure suchas set forth in claim 1, a retaining rod carried by the upper end of the standard, an adj ustable'block towhich said retaining rod is connected, and retaining means carried by said adjustable block for holding said retaining rod in adjusted positions. V

S. In a structure such as setforth in claim 1, a palette support carried by the slotted standard comprising a cross-bar and folding arms pivota'lly connectedthereto, and clarnping means movably supported inthe slotted portion of the standard for adjustably holdjustably supported by the upper end of said standardv 1 1, In a structure such as set forth in claim 1, a stretcher support or shelf for a picture or similar article adjustable Withre'spect to the lower part of the standard, an adjustable i retaining rod for the upper edge ofsaid picture, and a movable block adjustably supported by the upper end of said standard for carryingjsaid adjustable retaining rod.

In witness whereof I have signed this specification.

GEORGE w. CAHALL! r I so .lofi

ing said palette support with respect to the standard.

9. In astructure such as set forth in claim 1, a retaining rod carried by the upperend of the standard, a ertically adjustable block to which saidretaining rod is connected, eye-,, bolt retaining members carriedby sa1d adjustable block for holding said retaining rod in adjusted positions the latter being grooved 'to permit angular disposal of said retain- 10. In a structure such as set forth in claim 1, a stretcher support or shelf for a picture or similar article adjustable with respect to the lower part of the standard, and a retaining rod for the upper edge ofsaid picture ad- 

